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 SIXTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 201. 1918. 1031 nance of automatic machine riiies, or other automatic or semiautomatic guns, including their mounts, sights, and equipments, and the _ machinery necessarly for their manufacture, for not to exceed }$",,_m_ $104,062,000 in ad ition to the appropriations and authorizations i heretofore granted for this pu ose. Armored motor cars: The Chief of Ordnance, United States Army, Ar¤¤¤r¤d 1’¤¤1<>1‘¤¤=- is authorized to enter into contracts or otherwise to incur obligations P°°t’ p'1m‘ for the purchase, manufacture, test, repair, and maintenance of armored motor cars, for not to exceed $134,217,50O in addition to the 5111*1*- appropriations and authorizations heretofore granted for this p1u·pose. r·i°:Zfi'i%. crrnrncan waararzn srmvrcm.  Wvfera For the purchase, manufacture, and test of chemical warfare gases t 1’¤g;¤¤¤¤{ ¤¤¤¤f§- or other toxic substances, gas masks, or other oHensive and defensive   giiiiiiiigsj materials or appliances required for gas warfare purposes, including **5;,,, ,,_ lm all necessary investigation, experimentation, and operations con- i nected therewith, construction and repair of buildings and equipment Training amps, ac. and the machinery therefor expenses incidental to the organization, V training, and equipment of gas troops not otherwise provided for, $100,000,000: Provided, 'I'hat authority is fanted to enter into con- _{”,§§'§{§{’,',;,,,,,,,,,,,,,,_,_ tracts or otherwise to incur obligations for the abovepurposes for not PM- P- 1172- to exceed $150,000,000 in addition to the appropriations herein and Aamumar to pm;. heretofore made: Provided further, That thie appropriations and §,“’,d,§°a§,”g?,§¤£ authorizations above made shall be in addition to all allotments D•P¤1’¤¤•¤t$· received for these purposes from the Medical Department of the Army ‘ and the Ordnance Department of the Army for the Hscal year 1919: Amount, md Provided further, That not to exceed $2,000,000 of all amounts avail- G ' able for the Chemical Warfare Service for the fiscal year 1919 shall be available for the acquisition of land. FORTIFICATIONS. Fortihcations. The Chief of Ordnance, United States Army, is authorized to enter .¤'i»i$iiZ§°£a] °°”"°°°° into contracts or otherwise to incur obligations for the purchase, s,M°‘g‘,Q‘;,‘,§’,;“°"·°¤d manufacture, and test of mountain, Held, and siege cannon, including °§’i>¤r,p. Nil. their carriages, sights, implements, equipments, and the machinery necessary for their manufacture, for not to exceed $l,086,782,897 in f;§$‘,“b M, addition to the appropriations and authorizations heretofore granted .’ ` for this ur cse. The Cliietp of Ordnance, United States Army, is authorized to enter nofgfnfggngmm 10* into contracts or otherwise to incur obligations for the purchase, 1·Ju,;§.’im. ` manufacture, and test of ammunition for mountain, Held, and siegle cannon, including the necessary experiments in connection therewit , the machinery necessary for its manufacture, and necessary storage facilities, for not to exceed $1,325,7 76,685 in addition to the appro- 2:21*- 8,, priations and authorizations heretofore granted for this purlpose. 'p` ' The Chief of Ordnance, United States Army, is authorize to enter 5e·i§,mm;f11¤1;nmf ¤¤‘ into contracts or otherwise to incur obligations for the purchase, practice. " °” manufacture, and test of ammunition, subcaliber guns, and other "°·"·1’·“”· accessories for mountain, field, and siege artillery practice, including umu the machinery necessary for their manufacture, for not to exceed 4»¢¤,ii.sr1. $65,175,061 in addition to the appropriations and authorizations heretofore xi-anted for this purpose. _ _ Ammmmm ,0,.,,* For purc asc, manufacture, and test of ammunition for seacoast mszemaqa cannon, and for modernjzing projectiles on hand, including the neces- ’“’*"°P"°“°° sary experiments in connection therewith, and the machinery necessary for its manufacture, $5,000,000.